Old satellites and other space junk fall toward Earth every day, and the shock waves they create could be used to track their trajectories, according to new research.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

Astronomers have detected a massive object moving in a synchronized path behind Earth. Early measurements suggest it has been trailing the planet longer than previously assumed. Its trajectory does ...

Hamamatsu Photonics announces the launch of the G17225 series, designed specifically for high-performance applications in foreign object detection, food screening, plastic sorting, spectral ...

Because of different types of sensory nerve endings in our fingertips, we are amazingly good at sensing hidden objects in granular materials like sand. Fingers moving over sand cause perturbations in ...

Researchers in the ScopeX Lab and the Yao Group are harnessing the power of the photon for accelerated AI modeling and novel infrared detection, respectively. The ScopeX Lab works at the intersection ...

A rare interstellar comet reaches its closest point to the sun on Wednesday and Thursday — and it's exciting astronomers around the world. Comet 3I/ATLAS is just the third confirmed interstellar ...

Imaging buried objects Left: artistic impression of metal spheres buried in small glass beads; centre: conventional ultrasound image; right: the new technology can precisely determine the positions of ...

If you watch sci-fi movies, you’d think that flying a spaceship is just like driving a slightly more complicated car (or a Winnebago in Spaceballs). And George Lucas gave us those galactic battles ...

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